China Denies Evidence that Slaves Make Its Solar Panels
30 Apr 2021
Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities employed by solar panel plants in China’s western region of Xinjiang are working “of their own will” and paid a competitive salary China’s state-run
Global Timesclaimed Thursday, refuting recent reports from Western media outlets and think tanks alleging the minorities operate under slave labor conditions.
“All of our employees are working here out of their own will, to earn more money, to better their parents’ lives, or to provide better education to their children,” Xu Xiaoyuan, the head of human resources at Xinjiang Daqo, a raw materials producer for solar panels in Xinjiang, told the